Canadian Virtual War Memorial
William James Withrow
In memory of:
Lieutenant William James Withrow
May 4, 1917
Military Service
Army
Canadian Pioneers
"D" Coy. 2nd
Additional Information
Son of the Rev. William H. and Sarah A. Withrow, of Toronto; husband of Guinevere Withrow.
Commemorated on Page 352 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France
VI. H. 13.
Mont St Eloi is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais, 8 kilometres north-west of Arras. The village stands on high ground overlooking the battlefields of Vimy and Souchez and the main Bethune-Arras road, and the ruined towers that rise from it were used as an observation post during the French attacks at Neuville-St Vaast and Givenchy in May 1915. Ecoivres is a hamlet lying at the foot of the hill, to the south-west and about 1.5 kilometres from Mont St Eloi on the Arras-St Pol line. The ECOIVRES MILITARY CEMETERY is on the D49 road.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Honour Roll – "University of Toronto / Roll of Service 1914-1918", 1921. -
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Photo of William Withrow – From: The Varsity Magazine Supplement Fourth Edition 1918 published by The Students Administrative Council, University of Toronto. Submitted for the Soldiers' Tower Committee, University of Toronto, by Operation Picture Me. -
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Photo of WILLIAM JAMES WITHROW – Courtesy Wilf Schofield, England
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